About this episode
Episode 69 of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast brings you everyone’s favorite (or is it?) Bollywood sports movie: 2007’s CHAKE DE! INDIA. Directed by Shimit Amin, a less than prolific director of tremendous talent, this underdog Shahrukh Khan starrer surprised everyone by not only succeeding at the box office but also becoming a perennial fan favorite. In fact, it was the only choice for our guest, Sucharita Tyagi , whom you may know from Film Companion ’s Not a Movie Review series or her own eponymous channel . Join us as we dive into this charming little film and examine why it remains beloved all these years later. A Short Timeline: 02:32 Media malfeasance, disinformation campaigns and film criticism 17:15 The Main Review: Chak De! India Shownotes: Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here . Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here ! Find us on Apple Podcasts ! and Stitcher ! and AudioBoom ! and iHeartRadio ! and Spotify ! and Google Podcasts ! And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper ! Follow us on Twitter ! Like us on Facebook ! You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ , Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here , we strongly recommend you follow him! #13YearsOfChakDeIndia #13YearsOfEpicChakDeIndia @iamsrk | #ShimitAmin